embroidered textile



embroidered textile

Summary

Loosely woven towel in fine white linen with reversible embroidery in brown, green, yellow, blue, beige, and pink silks and silver thread with a core of pale yellow and cream silk alternatively. Symmetrically arranged pattern of five large floral motifs in a pot with small running floral border below. Edges partly joined with stitches at border.


Object Name

embroidered textile

Date Created

1850-1900

Dimensions

size: 103.5cm x 32.4cm

accession number

1938.516

Place of creation

Turkey

Medium

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